AIADA Presents Advocacy Award to Toyota’s Bob Carter

Press Releases 05/24/22

For Immediate Release                                                              
Contact: Libby Newman
NewmanL@aiada.org              

Alexandria, Va. (May 24) – The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) tonight honored Bob Carter, executive vice president of sales for Toyota Motor North America, with its 2022 Fritz Hitchcock Advocacy Achievement award. The award is bestowed annually upon an industry leader who has made an exceptional effort in engaging elected officials and other policymakers on issues impacting the international auto dealer community.

“Bob understands dealers, their stores, and their concerns on every level,” said AIADA President and CEO Cody Lusk. “When we’re fighting in D.C. to protect dealerships and dealership employees, we always know Bob will be right there with us. He has spent his career acting as a voice for dealers and they are grateful to have him as a friend and an advocate.”

Carter has been with Toyota since 1981 and has held a variety of leadership roles, including vice president of sales for both Toyota and Lexus, general manager of Toyota’s Denver regional sales office, Lexus Eastern area manager, and Lexus national market representation manager. He received the 2022 Fritz Hitchcock Advocacy Achievement award during a welcome dinner for AIADA’s annual spring Fly-In, which brings dealers from around the country to Washington, D.C. to meet with their lawmakers.

In 2016 AIADA renamed its Grassroots Leadership Award in honor of California auto dealer and industry icon Fritz Hitchcock, who passed away in 2021. AIADA celebrated Fritz’s legacy with special reception following dinner.

For more on AIADA’s fly-in, please visit www.AIADA.org/flyin.
 

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